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This is the message Marie Larose, executive director of the organization, outlined when she spoke to members of the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital board on Tuesday.
The group is comprised of 16 health care professionals including specialists, nurses and registered nurses.
In the last year the group has started nine different programs including cardiac care, nutrition, [...]

Premier Dalton McGuinty said Friday he can’t promise that nurses won’t lose their jobs as hospitals struggle to balance their books, but he tried to soothe their concerns with assurances that more nurses will be hired over the next few years.
“I can’t guarantee that no Ontario hospital will ever take it upon itself to lay [...]

Momentum for a nurse practitioner-led clinic in Belleville is gaining supporters and steam.
The clinic would ease the chronic doctor shortage and holds the promise of reduced wait times and better access to medical care for “orphaned” patients - the estimated 20,000 in the Belleville area who are without a family doctor.
Besides the push for the [...]